The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-10
THE CONVENTIONS.
Strong Men All
Along the Line.
OUR COUNTY TICKET.
Ritter Nominated by Accla-
nation.
CLARK'S HARD BATTLE GROUND.
MoyIe Has a Sure Seat-Richards Has
Fight on His Hands-WilI-
Jams Faces Hoge.
CLARK'S HARD BATTLE GROUND.

Seven hundred and twenty delegate!
met in the "a Representative District:
of the Territory yesterday, and put il
nomination the Peoples candidates fol
the House of Representatives next win
ter. TIE HERALD presents reports from
districts as follows:
THE FOURTH DISTRICT
which is composed of Ogden City
selected Charles 9. Richards as repre-
sentative.
THE FIFTH DISTRICT,
which embraces all of Weber County,
save Ogden City, will send Nathaniel
Montgomery to represent it in the
House of the next Legislature.
THE SIXTH DISTRICT,
which includes the whole of Davis
County, five precincts in Morgan
County, one in Summit County, and
three in Salt Lake, held an enthusiastic
meeting. Thomas r. Roueche, of Kays-
vile, received the nomination.
THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT
takes in several precincts in the south
ern part of this county. George NJ
Spencer, of TaylorsviIle, received the
nomination. The Convention was held
at West Jordan.
THE SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT,
embracing Springville, Thistle, P. v.
Junction. Benjamin. Salem, Winter
Quarters, Schofeld. Castle Dale Fer
ron, Huntington, Moab, Price, Orange
vile and Muddy, selected L. S. Wood,
of Spr1ngville, as nominee for their re-
preventative. The nomination was IN
animous.
NINTH..Dr,TRICT.
The Ninth District Convention assem-
bled at the Ninth District SchooIhouse
yesterday, at noon, when Adam Speirs
was chosen temporary chairman; James
w. Eardley temporary secretary and
James G. Woods chaplain.
When the call was read, the chair, on
n otIon, appointed O committee of six
Zone from each bishops ward) on ere
dentials, who reported full represen-
tation of delegates elected at the pri-
maries.
The temporary organization was then
made permanent, and the chairman
stated the first business to be the nom
ination of candidate for Representa-
tive in the next Legislature, when ]. G.
Peterson nominated w. w. Ritter, and
that gentleman was elected by acclama-
ton.
The next business being the selection
of ten delegates 20 the Council Conven-
ton, to be held at Coalyille on Tuesday,
the 18th, it was decided to choose two
from the First, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
bishops wards and one each from the
Second and Third, and a brief caucus
of the delegates each ward separately
resulted in the following being nomi-
mated and elected:
First Ward-John Siddoway and Will
liam I. Jack.
Second Ward William McGregor.
Third Ward-Fergus Coalter.
Eighth Ward-John G. Smith and J.
D. II. McAllister.
Ninth Ward-W. w. Ritter and Orson
II. Petit.
Tenth Wsrd-George Buckle and ohm
Walsh.
Second Ward, and Theodore Angel, of
the Third.
The proceedings were marked with
that unity of purpose and harmonious
feeling which gals the Tribune-Liberal
clique so much to witness. AT the con-
clusion, the customary vote of thanks
was moved and carried, and the chair
man, in adjourning the meeting, said
he was pleased with the unanimity
which had been manifested throughout
the proceedings, and added that if 1t
were Jnaintaiued during the camDaign
victory would proudly perch on the
Peoples Psrty's banners.
THE TENTH DISTRICT.
H. P. Richards was chosen temporary
chairman. and after considerable Skin
mishing, and after several declarations
had been made, Thomas D. Lewis was
called to act as secretary, G. F. Wilcox
as chaplain, Thomas +. Howells as ser
geant-at-arms. A temporary organ
ization having been thus effected
COMMITTEES of three on credentials was
appointed by the chairman-DavidM Nc
Kenzie. Barlow Ferguson and Joseph r.
Morgan.
Mr.. HoweIls thought before the
committee retired the services of
the chaplain should be called into
requisition. There was, however. an
objection to this, it being argued that
prayer should be offered only after a
permanent organization had been
| effected. This idea was concurred in
by the assemblsge. The COMMITTEE
collected the scattered credentials. and
retired and during their absence
silence reigued as profound IS mid
night. After an absence of a few
minutes, they returned and thronob
their chairman reported the names of
those entitled to seats in the Convention
The report was accepted and the com
mittee discharged.
The temporary organization was
made permanent. Mr.. Richards
accepted the Office of chair
man with some reluctance
the nomination was great
surprise to him. but he would endeayor
TO fill the duties to the best of his abiI-
lty. The object of the meeting was to
take into consideration the nomination